I began this blog in November 2008. I thought I'd end it after my husband’s death – June 15, 2010 – but my life with Abe continues …

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The Alzheimer’s Association, Western and Central Washington State Chapter, is piloting a Walking program for people in the early stages of memory loss, Alzheimer’s and related dementias. Before they can officially launch the program they need volunteers to help. This is an important venture for caregivers as well as patients. Some of you may wish […]
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Alzheimer’s caregiving takes its toll, and our political, economic and social systems need to find ways to ameliorate that toll. As businesses, including universities, learned to provide daycare centers and maternity/paternity leave for families, we need to come up with plans to help cover the needs of Alzheimer caregivers. Although the genders and specifics are […]
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If you have the energy and wherewithal to attend the Frye Museum’s “Here: Now” program for Alzheimer’s patients and their caregivers, I think you will be in for a real treat. I had taken Abe to a number of programs, including Elderwise which was oriented around hands-on art projects, but none worked out, probably because I […]
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Acrostic for April 8th And to those who think Poetry can’t heal, read Robert Louis Stevenson’s Introduction to Poetry. His Land of Counterpane will take you home. A 93 year-old grandpa recites The Land of Counterpane Thanks for stopping by, Esther
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Read poetry for the space it leaves on the page and for the thought it leaves in the space on the page. Read it for the history it tells of community and for its rythmic reflection of the human condition. Read poetry for sounds of confusion and self, and for ambiguity. Most of all, read […]
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